Written answers

Tuesday, 5 February 2008

Department of Transport

Departmental Bodies

9:00 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding and budget made available to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board each year since its establishment; the number of staff employed by the board; the grades and qualifications of same; if the board has availed of outside expertise to carry out its investigations in the past; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3498/08]

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Transport if the 2006 annual report of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has been completed; if he has received same; if not, when he expects to receive it; when the 2006 annual report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3499/08]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 164 together.

The funding made available to the Board since it was established in 2002 is as follows:

Yearâ'¬
2002123,000
2003 220,000
2004 290,000
2005 292,000
2006 300,000
2007 300,000

The figures are consistent with the Estimates for the specified years.

The Board has a staff of one Higher Executive Officer and one Clerical Officer on secondment from the Civil Service.

The Board has availed of the services of Marine Surveyors from the Marine Survey Office of the Department of Transport. Under Section 16(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000 the Marine Casualty Investigation Board is not charged for these services.

The annual report of the Board for 2006 was presented to Cabinet in December 2007 and is being laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. It will be translated, printed and placed on the Marine Casualty Investigation Board website shortly.

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